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The plural form of the noun 'delta' is deltas.
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What is a synonym for delta?
A delta could be a deposit, river mouth, or alluvial fan. It is the land created at the mouth of a river by accumulated silt.Expansion with history and explanation:The fourth letter in the Greek alphabet is delta. It is equivalent to the letter D.Small delta: δLarge/capital delta: ΔHere is a set of synonyms for the English word delta:Estuary; alluvium; alluvial plain; floodplain; opening; incremental value.The word delta especially refers to the area at the mouth of a river where alluvial deposits tend to accumulate. The river is forced to subdivide owing to this accumulating sediment and the river mouth thus fans out in a triangular shape like the Greek capital letter Δ. The Greeks referred to the mouth of the river Nile as "the Delta of the Nile".In mathematics, especially in calculus, the Greek letter delta is used as a symbol that represents a small increment in the value of a variable.One more synonym/meaning of delta is "opening". Tent doors have often been triangular (delta-shaped). The Greeks took the name of their fourth letter from the Phoenician word - daleth - meaning "tent door".
What greek alphabet letter is the delta named after and why?
Delta (uppercase Δ, lowercase δ; Greek: Δέλτα ) Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, derived from the Phoenician letter Dalet. The Greek historian Herodotus used the term "delta" to apply to the Nile River because the triangular alluvial area resembled the Greek letter (Δ), when viewed facing south.
What are the nouns in the sentence The triangular piece of land at the mouth of a river is called a delta?
There are five nouns. They are piece, land, mouth, river, and delta.
What is a sentence with the word delta?
The Mississippi River delta is in the state of Louisiana. The Greek letter delta is part of our fraternity's name.
What is the plural of camper?
The plural of camper is campers. As in "the campers slept by the river".
Does the Delta River have anything to do with the Nile River?
No - The Delta River is in the USA, the Nile River is in Africa.
What was the south of the Nile river delta?
Kemet is south of the Nile river delta
What is a name of a delta?
Nile River and Amazon River
WHAT WAS THE NILE DELTA?
That means the delta of the Nile River.
What is the name of the marshy flatlands is found at the mouth of the Nile?
The Nile River Delta.
What was the marshy area of the Egypt?
Nile Delta
What do branches of the Nile river form?
A delta...known as the Nile Delta.
Where is a river with delta in it?
the nile river
Where is a delta in a river.?
the nile river
What is the Nile delta?
Nile delta in the north part of Egypt is an example of Arcaute Delta. The Nile Delta empties into the Mediterranean sea.
What was the delta?
That means the delta of the Nile River.
What river delta empties into a lake sea or ocean?
The Nile River Delta is where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
